Nursery Cook / Chef
Nursery: Sheffield Nursery School
Hours: 40 Hours per week, Monday to Friday, Full Time
Salary: £12.75 based on experience and qualifications
Benefits: Performance related bonus, 50% childcare discount, wellness day and much much more
We’re Louise and Deborah, the Nursery Managers at Sheffield Nursery.
With over 50 years of combined experience in early years, we are deeply dedicated to creating a warm, caring, and inspiring environment for every child in our care.
Located in the heart of Sheffield, our nursery takes great pride in delivering outstanding early years education to our wonderfully diverse and culturally enriched community. Every day, we strive to create an inclusive space where all children feel welcomed, valued, and inspired to learn.
Children thrive through imaginative play in our thoughtfully designed learning spaces—such as our vibrant marketplace role-play area, which encourages creativity and collaboration.
We embrace and celebrate the rich diversity of our community, marking a variety of cultural festivals throughout the year with our children and their families—fostering a strong sense of belonging and mutual respect.
Who & What is Storal?
It’s our collective group of Nurseries that we are happily apart of here at Sheffield. Storal stands for high quality outcomes for children and are passionate about Early Years. Bringing your whole self is a must if that’s pink hair, being Neurospicy or having a unique pastime, we encourage it all. Your unique self is what makes our Nursery even better. Check out our website to learn about our leaders and the expertise they bring to our Storal community.
About you
You are a dedicated, Level 2 Food and Hygiene qualified cook with a solid understanding of Health and Safety regulations and COSHH and you're looking for a new role in a fun, friendly team, where you can thrive and make the most of your culinary skills.
What you'll be doing
As a Nursery Chef/Cook, you will be working closely with the Nursery Cook, you’ll assist in preparing nutritious, freshly made meals while maintaining the highest standards of safety and hygiene in the nursery kitchen at all times. Your flexibility and reliability will ensure the smooth operation of the kitchen.
Day to day you will find yourself;
- Catering for children with specific dietary needs
- Working to an extremely high level when it comes to the relevant Food and Hygiene, Chartered Institute of Environmental Health-Food Safety, Health and Safety and Ofsted guidelines and regulations
- Ensuring that all children are kept safe and have rich stimulating eating experiences
- Maintaining stock levels and ensuring stock rotation
- Following COSHH and other relevant guidelines
- Deputising for the permanent Nursery Cook in all absences with the expectation of deputising full time when this is required
What you'll need
- Level 2 Food and Hygiene
- Experience in a commercial kitchen as an assistant cook/chef or something very similar
- Knowledge of Health and Safety regulations and COSHH
Why work for us:
Family Friendly Benefits- enhanced parents leave including maternity, paternity & adoption & Childcare Discount at 75% off all fees & 100% discounts when returning from maternity leave
Wellbeing & Refuel Benefits- extra day off per year for your wellbeing and access to modern-day, progressive mental health support & sick pay
Financial Perks- emergency cash access to your pay before pay date, free financial coaching
Social Perks – online community for peer-to-peer socializing eg. book club, pets club, pinecones club & continuous professional development accessible to you at anytime
Plus, many more.
We care about our people.
Curious to know more?
We’d love to tell you more about what makes Sheffield so special.
Storal is the highest of standards when it coming to safeguarding, the welfare of children and creating a work environment the encourages feedback-discussion-resilience. We take our role in the safety of children, our families and our team extremely seriously. As governed by the EYFS, we have a designated safeguarding lead in each setting and all staff (and volunteers) complete a through compliance checks prior to employment including employment references & DBS.
- Department
- Nursery Support
- Role
- Nursery Cook
- Locations
- Children 1st Sheffield Nursery School
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